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Author : James R. Burnside
Publisher : North Country Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
ISBN : 0962492329
Author : Adirondack Mountain Club
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : PSU:000009440579
Author : Barbara McMartin
Publisher : North Country Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
ISBN : 1888374063
Author : Tony Goodwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998637181
Guidebook to hiking trails of the Adirondack High Peaks region
Author : Tim Rowland
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781625843760
The unique geological history of the Adirondacks can be found in a pebble. So discovers humorist and outdoorsman Tim Rowland as he chronicles the evolution of hiking in the howling wilderness of the High Peaks. From nineteenth-century guides’ “random scoots” to Melville Dewey’s “Adirondaks Loj” to today’s technologically enhanced weekenders, Rowland, who has climbed the forty-six himself, incorporates personal anecdotes and laugh-out-loud wit to capture the appeal and beauty of this beloved region, all the while reminding us of the importance of keeping these stunning mountains, and their attendant “neat rocks,” “Forever Wild.”
Author : Mike Butterfield
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826354402
Photographer-author Mike Butterfield has spent forty years hiking New Mexico's high mountains, and his magnificent images are paired here with the chronicle of his adventures.
Author : Jonathan Zaharek
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493070091
Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks is the guide to everything hikers need to know about summiting each of the 46 high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. Whether you are a veteran hiker looking to register as an official “46er” by checking all the summits off your list, or a more casual hiker looking to sample some of the most impressive summits in the Adirondack high peaks, this guide will deliver valuable information. Look inside to find full-color photography, mile-by-mile directional cues, detailed maps, complete route information to summit each of the region’s 46 high peaks, and much more.
Author : L.D. Cross
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927527818
Building transportation routes through the Rockies is dangerous. It always has been. It is also expensive, labour-intensive, and highly political. But railway and highway construction through the western cordillera succeeded thanks to scientific innovation and sheer human grit. In the nineteenth century, steam locomotives, railways, tunnels, trestles, and telegraphy represented the hi-tech advances of the day. A vast country with a small population raised money (and more and more money) and overcame mountain summits, foul weather, and scandal to build the longest railway of its time that would unify the young nation of Canada from east to west. To offset operating costs and increase passenger traffic, the three architectural wonders of the Banff, Jasper, and Lake Louise Resorts were created amid snowy heights, glaciers, and the headwaters of four river systems—Athabasca, Columbia, Fraser, and the North Saskatchewan. Natural marvels like Cave and Basin, Radium, Miette, and other mineral hot springs were also developed. In the twentieth century, the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway accelerated the appeal of the peaks. Today, oil and gas pipelines are pushing new routes through the Rocky Mountains. The physical challenges are similar to earlier eras, but high peaks engineering must also address the ecological impacts of pipeline corridors moving oil and gas through Rocky Mountain passages. It will be another test of Canadian resourcefulness.
Author : Brian Tedesco
Publisher : Amherst Media, Inc
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781682032855
Bask in the beauty of Colorado’s mountains and landscapes. The book is full of breathtaking images created by Colorado photographers. The book has two main audiences: First, author Brian Tedesco (Broomfield, CO) and his contributors provide photo enthusiasts and professional photographers alike with detailed instructional text that describes how each breathtaking featured image was made. Readers will learn surefire strategies for selecting and packing the appropriate gear, finding great lighting, maximizing camera settings, and getting an accurate exposure so that they can create similar shots of the alpine landscape. Second, Tedesco provides a plethora of information designed to educate the millions of visitors and hikers to Colorado’s parks (Rocky Mountain National Park, for example) about the history and unique features of the landscape.
Author : R.J. Sector
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594857386
**Please note we have a few edits and updates for THE HIGH SIERRA: Peaks, Passes, Trails, 3rd Ed. Please download the edits HERE so your copy reflects the appropriate changes and additions. Thank you.** "The Sierra climbing bible" - The Los Angeles Times "The best field guide to the region." - Men's Journal "The guide to the Sierra Nevada high country." - Climbing magazine * More than 100 new routes, route variations, and winter ascents in this edition compared to the previous * User friendly organization * Author has made more than 350 ascents in the Sierra High Sierra is the most popular guidebook to this magnificent mountain range, and has long been the definitive source of climbing and hiking information for this wonderland. This comprehensive and exhaustive guidebook includes route descriptions, historical information, and GPS-enabled driving directions. This edition rearranged the information to keep roads and trails, and passes and peaks together, making the book easier to use.
Author : Edwin H. Ketchledge
Publisher : North Country Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Trees
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073974861
Author : Bobby Clark,Cat Hadlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733224033
A collection of day hikes to unusual summits and water bodies in the Adirondack Park, celebrating the centennial year of the Adirondack Mountain Club.
Author : Ed Viesturs,David Roberts
Publisher : Crown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780767924719
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time. “From the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of making a living as a professional climber, to the basic how-tos of life at 26,000 feet, No Shortcuts to the Top is fascinating reading.”—Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place and subject of the film 127 Hours For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go. A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest but who would not shrink from a peak (Annapurna) known to claim the life of one climber for every two who reached its summit, Viesturs lives by an unyielding motto, “Reaching the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” It is with this philosophy that he vividly describes fatal errors in judgment made by his fellow climbers as well as a few of his own close calls and gallant rescues. And, for the first time, he details his own pivotal and heroic role in the 1996 Everest disaster made famous in Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air. In addition to the raw excitement of Viesturs’s odyssey, No Shortcuts to the Top is leavened with many funny moments revealing the camaraderie between climbers. It is more than the first full account of one of the staggering accomplishments of our time; it is a portrait of a brave and devoted family man and his beliefs that shaped this most perilous and magnificent pursuit.
Author : Adirondack Mountain Club Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996116842
Author : Tom Ryan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780062101303
After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan decided to pay tribute to her in a most unorthodox manner. Ryan and his friend, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch, would attempt to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. It was an adventure of a lifetime, leading them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. At the heart of the amazing journey was the extraordinary relationship they shared, one that blurred the line between man and dog. Following Atticus is an unforgettable true saga of adventure, friendship, and the unlikeliest of family, as one remarkable animal opens the eyes and heart of a tough-as-nails newspaperman to the world’s beauty and its possibilities.